About the service
I offer a specialized aerial mapping service built specifically for golf courses, combining precision GPS surveying with cinematic flyover production. Using a mobile drone rig calibrated for open-fairway flight, I fly each hole individually to capture consistent, repeatable footage from tee to green, then process the imagery into a stitched orthomosaic of the entire course.
Core deliverables include: surveyed yardage markers at 50/100/150/200-yard increments from the center of each green, cross-checked against RTK-corrected GPS waypoints for sub-meter accuracy; green contour survey imagery showing slope direction and break for every putting surface, exported as both raw aerial stills and annotated topographic overlays; a full 18-hole flyover video edited into individual hole-by-hole clips (30-90 seconds each) suitable for course websites, membership marketing, and pro-shop kiosks; and a printable course-management yardage book layout generated directly from the mapped data.
Flight planning accounts for airspace restrictions near clubhouses and adjacent roadways, tree-line obstacle avoidance along doglegs, and golfer-safety scheduling — flights are scheduled during early-morning or maintenance-window closures to avoid interrupting play. All raw 4K footage and processed GPS data are handed over along with the finished deliverables, so course ownership of the mapping data is never in question.
Typical turnaround is 5-10 business days for a standard 18-hole course depending on terrain complexity and weather windows. I've mapped courses ranging from compact executive layouts to sprawling championship designs, and I size the flight plan and marker density to match. If you manage a course, are opening a new development, or need updated yardage data after a redesign, I can put together a sample hole flyover before you commit to the full package.
Core deliverables include: surveyed yardage markers at 50/100/150/200-yard increments from the center of each green, cross-checked against RTK-corrected GPS waypoints for sub-meter accuracy; green contour survey imagery showing slope direction and break for every putting surface, exported as both raw aerial stills and annotated topographic overlays; a full 18-hole flyover video edited into individual hole-by-hole clips (30-90 seconds each) suitable for course websites, membership marketing, and pro-shop kiosks; and a printable course-management yardage book layout generated directly from the mapped data.
Flight planning accounts for airspace restrictions near clubhouses and adjacent roadways, tree-line obstacle avoidance along doglegs, and golfer-safety scheduling — flights are scheduled during early-morning or maintenance-window closures to avoid interrupting play. All raw 4K footage and processed GPS data are handed over along with the finished deliverables, so course ownership of the mapping data is never in question.
Typical turnaround is 5-10 business days for a standard 18-hole course depending on terrain complexity and weather windows. I've mapped courses ranging from compact executive layouts to sprawling championship designs, and I size the flight plan and marker density to match. If you manage a course, are opening a new development, or need updated yardage data after a redesign, I can put together a sample hole flyover before you commit to the full package.
